This panel will feature perspectives from three different experts responding to immigration enforcement in Minnesota in different ways, including an organization (MN Voice) providing Constitutional Observer training, an organization providing relief to affected families in Rice County, and a policing expert who teaches police ethics and tactics at the Minneapolis and St. Paul police academies. […]
The Institute of Freedom and Community invites guest lecturer Dr. Michael Munger, Professor of Political Science and Economics from Duke University, to campus to present Populism and Democracy: A Public Choice View. Munger will use an economic lens to understand populist movements and American democracy.
The Institute for Freedom and Community welcomes Kurt Weyland, Professor of Government, and Mike Hogg, Professor in the Liberal Arts at the University of Texas - Austin, to St. Olaf to present "Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat." Weyland will evaluate the strength of populist movements globally, arguing that democracies are more resilient than many commentators […]
Please join an intergenerational conversation after an event hosted by the Institute for Freedom and Community. Students in the "Imagining Democracies Globally" first year seminar will lead discussion about how speakers' ideas can inform our own participation in democracy. Here is more information about the upcoming speakers and dialogue opportunity: Tuesday, April 7: Kurt Weyland, Democracy's Resilience […]
The St. Olaf Community is welcome to join us as we honor our Social Justice Award recipient in Viking Theater on April 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This award recognizes the hard work of faculty members in bringing needed change to the College and demonstrates St. Olaf’s commitment to developing a more inclusive […]
The Rotary Club, the Svoboda Center for Civic Engagement at St. Olaf College, and the Northfield Public Library, along with other partners, are joining forces to host a free screening of the 2023 documentary film, "Join or Die" at St. Olaf College's Viking Theater. Join or Die is a film about why you should join […]
The Institute for Freedom and Community welcomes Lilliana Mason to St. Olaf College to present Polarization, Partisanship, and Political Violence.
Please join an intergenerational conversation after an event hosted by the Institute for Freedom and Community. Students in the "Imagining Democracies Globally" first year seminar will lead discussion about how speakers' ideas can inform our own participation in democracy. Here is more information about the upcoming speakers and dialogue opportunity: Wednesday, April 22: Liliana Mason, […]
Welcome to the 2026 Ole Cup! Launched in 2014, the Ole Cup is an annual student entrepreneurial pitch competition open to all St. Olaf students. The Ole Cup helped launch successful businesses like JonnyPops, Teranga Strings, and the Ole Thrift Shop. The winner of the Ole Cup is awarded a $10,000 prize to help launch […]